Tongue Thrush

Has anyone heard of wiping a baby's tongue with his diaper so the urine can get rid or prevent thrush?

My grandmother came to visit me today and she noticed my son's tongue was white (from the formula) and she told me when he pees to wipe his tongue with his diaper. Of course I'm not going to do that cause thats just gross. But she said the acid in the urine will get rid of the white tongue. Has anyone heard of this before?

Public Comments

1. no..... theres got to be a better way!
2. This is totally disgusting! Sounds like a wives tale to me. I have an aunt who lives in Kentucky, and she told me that my husband (beings he never knew his father) could blow in the child's face and it would be cured of thrush. Takes all kinds!!
3. WHAT?!?! Good grief. There wouldn't just be urine in the diaper...there would even be fecal matter (even if he hadn't pooped). Ick! No, never heard of this.
4. I have actually seen someone else ask this question before on here so, it must be something ppl did a long time ago. I'd never heard of it otherwise.
5. Don't do that... that is a terrible thing to do to your baby. Ask the ped. about what you can do to help if you are really concerned.
6. naw dnt do dat dnt traumatize da baby he or she is 2 young lol
7. Why didn't you just keep the babies mouth clean in the first place?
8. no, get nystatin
9. is granny nuts ? wtf !
10. I haven't heard of that before but I have heard of wiping your face with the diaper to help clear zits (saw this on Oprah 12 years ago by a reputable person) and this is going to sound REALLY crazy but I actually did this and my skin was beautiful. Well I'm glad you're aren't going to put it on your baby's tongue though. FYI urine is very, very sterile.
11. No, I've never heard that before. No, you shouldn't do it.
12. That is disgusting!!
13. Not only is this gross, but it can make cause problems. Urine contains samonella. By the way, I have never heard of it.
14. ok seriously dont ever listen to her she obvisously has no idea what the hell she is talking about
15. I most definitaly have heard of it!! Its an old school remedy. I never did it bcuz it grossed me out but my great grandmother told me to do the same thing when my first baby got thrush. Listen to your elders though, My great grandmother lived to be almost 100 just think about the number of home remedies that she grew up knowing during a time when doctors and the money to pay them werent quite as accesible as they are today.
16. granny shouldn't get into the sauce LOL